Coordination of cell differentiation and migration in mathematical models of caudal embryonic axis extension

PLoS ONE

Volumn 6, Issue 7, 2011, Pages

  Harrison, Nigel C ^a   del Corral, Diez Ruth ^b   Vasiev, Bakhtier ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b INSTITUTO CAJAL   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR 8; MESSENGER RNA; MORPHOGEN; PROTEIN A;

ARTICLE; AUTOREGULATION; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL ELONGATION; CELL MIGRATION; CELL MOTION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CHEMOTAXIS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOWN REGULATION; EMBRYO; EMBRYO AXIS; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; GENE REGULATORY NETWORK; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MESODERM; NEGATIVE FEEDBACK; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; ANIMAL; CAUDA EQUINA; CHICK EMBRYO; CHICKEN; CYTOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; THEORETICAL MODEL;

VERTEBRATA;

ANIMALS; CAUDA EQUINA; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL MOVEMENT; CHEMOTAXIS; CHICK EMBRYO; CHICKENS; FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR 8; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; MODELS, THEORETICAL;

EID: 79960885003     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0022700     Document Type: Article

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